Volume XXXVII No. 7 August 2019 Montreal, QC www.filipinostar.org Manuel re-elected FAMAS president See page 4 report by Willie Quiambao Cesar Manuel (6th from the left, flanked by Councilors Marvin Rotrand and Lionel Perez) and his party, Samahang Makabayan, won a landslide victory during the FAMAS elections held on August 4, 2019 at the community center on Van Horne Avenue. Photo taken during the appreciation and victory party held on August 18, 2019. (Photo from Marvin Rotrand’s facebook) G7 Highlights on Final Day of Meetings: Iran, Climate Change and China Trade President Trump spoke again get Tehran through its current financial about the trade war, President difficulties if talks open. Emmanuel Macron of France Mr. Trump was responding to discussed diplomacy with Iran, an overture by President Emmanuel and world leaders agreed on Macron of France, who said that he Amazon aid. would try to set up such a meeting in August 26, 2019 [T he final day the next few weeks, to seek a of the Group of 7 meeting in France resolution of decades of conflict ended in whiplash for global leaders between Iran and the United States. and swerves toward diplomacy with Mr. Macron, who said he had China and Iran for President Trump.] spoken with Mr. Rouhani, said that if President Trump said on the American and Iranian presidents Monday that he would be open to met, “my conviction was that an meeting with President Hassan agreement can be met,” addressing Rouhani of Iran, and would even be President Trump and President Macron of France during their willing to support short-term loans to See Page 4 G7 Highlights final press conference of the Group of 7 summit in Biarritz, France, on Monday.CreditErin Schaff/The New York Times 2 August 2019 The North American Filipino Star change. Other gases like methane and deadly by spreading diseases. From the nitrous oxide are far more dangerous Fact 29: Malaria, diarrhoea and than carbon dioxide alone. malnutrition are water borne diseases Executive Publisher’s Desk Fact 17: The UN Intergovernmental that have caused more than three Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a million deaths since 2005, one third of leading body fighting against climate these deaths are in Africa. change. This body is a political Fact 30: Steps to reduce greenhouse ENVIRONMENTAL organization however and not a gases can help save the negative CRISES AND scientific body. health impacts. Promoting safe public Fact 18: The Kyoto Protocol, an transportation and active activities like CLIMATE CHANGE organization formed to analyze and walking or use public transport can fight against climate change will cost help reduce carbon emissions. This more than 100 trillion dollars thus can also help to cut down traffic, air Zenaida Ferry-Kharroubi making developing and pollution and thereby reducing underdeveloped communities to cardiovascular diseases. participate. Fact 31: Various countries have taken Fact 19: According to World Food steps to reduce greenhouse gas It is common knowledge that increase in frequency of hurricanes, Program (WPF.org), by 2015, the emissions. This has led to positive the planet which we all share and live storms are few of the adverse effects of number of people affected by climate health effects. Promoting green on is facing environmental crises of climate change. Scientists predicted change disasters could reach 375 transportation and car pooling can untold proportions - wild fires, floods, that due to ongoing activities million per year. help to reduce carbon emissions and earthquakes, typhoons as well as contributing to global warming, the Fact 20: Over the last 50 years, the improve public health. pollution both in our waterways and average global temperature could concentration of carbon dioxide in the Fact 32: Depending upon the carbon landfills. If nothing is done to change increase between 1.4 and 6 degrees atmosphere has increased by 30% emissions, a rise in temperature from our ways of doing things both locally Celsius in the 21st century. due to burning of fossil fuels and 1.1 degree up to 6.4 degree is and globally, we might find it Climate_change_facts greenhouse gas emissions like carbon expected by the end of this century. impossible to reverse the damages Below are 35 facts about dioxide, nitrous oxide and other gases, Fact 33: Over the next 20 years, global already caused by harmful human climate change trapping more heat in the lower warming is expected to increase by 0.2 activities. Fact 1: The global temperature on an atmosphere. degree per decade. Facts and figures may serve to average has increased by 0.6 to 1 Fact 21: The rising temperatures will Fact 34: The effects of climate change remind us that we must be aware of of degree Celsius till the 20th century. cause more deaths not due to natural can have a disastrous impact on our the environmental crises and climate Fact 2: The United States constitutes reasons but as a result of overheating planet Earth. High temperatures, loss change that impact our life. We have 5% of the world population and and rapid spread of deadly diseases. of wildlife species, increase in sea selected an article that seems to give contributes to 22% of world’s carbon Fact 22: Classic examples of climate level, changes in rainfall patterns, heat an overview of climate change and why emission. change can be seen by the damages waves, stronger storms, wildfires and people should care about what Fact 3: Around 15% of the carbon causes due to heavy rains and shrinking of arctic ice are few of the happens to the earth we live on. In released in the environment is due to disasters like Hurricane Katrina in dangerous effects of climate change. other words, if we have more deforestation and change in use of 2005. Fact 35: According to a recent report information at our finger tips, perhaps, land. Fact 23: Above 600000 deaths occur by Oxfam, climate change could push we can make better decisions and help Fact 4: The golden Toad is the first worldwide every year due to climate food prices by 50-60 percent more by make this world a better place. As one species to go extinct due to climate change. 95% of these deaths take 2030. writer states: "I'm convinced that if the change. place in developing countries. The horrifying impacts of world survives these dangerous times, Fact 5: Vehicles like cars and truck Fact 24: Climate change can have climate change are definitely a nature’s it will be tens of millions of small things contribute to 20% of carbon emissions serious health impacts such as heat way to indicate that the worse is yet to that do it. Keep on!"~ Pete Seeger in the United States. stress, extreme cold which can cause come. Human beings can be called Each one of us has a role to Fact 6: Air conditions and heating major deaths due to heart diseases. ‘men of wisdom’ only if we are play, and little things mean a lot. We elements consume 50% of electricity in Fact 25: In 2003, around 70,000 deaths prepared and already taking action to can all do something and contribute to America. have occurred in Europe alone due to save the world from such terrible the advocacy of protecting our Fact 7: Hurricanes, droughts and coral diseases caused by rising effects of climate change. environment. We hope you will read deaths are few of the natural disasters temperatures. the article below and be better caused due to climate change. Fact 26: Pollen and aeroallergen high References: WHO informed about our environment. Fact 8: Climate change enhances the levels also lead to rising temperature. spread of pests that causes life This can cause asthma which effects Rinkesh ❤ Facts About Climate Change threatening diseases like dengue, 300 million people worldwide. A true environmentalist by heart . Climate change is not limited malaria, Lyme disease etc. Fact 27: Climate change is rapidly Founded Conserve Energy Future with for study to scientist and researchers Fact 9: The hottest years have been causing coastal flooding and the sole motto of providing helpful alone. Today even the common man experienced since 1990 till 1997. The displacement of people. Floods further information related to our rapidly wants to be extremely aware of the warmest years have been from 2005- cause major damages by injuring and depleting environment. Unless you climate change effects and contribute 2010. killing people. They can even cause strongly believe in Elon Musk‘s idea of the best way he can to save himself Fact 10: The number of climate change deadly diseases by spreading infection making Mars as another habitable and the earth at large. Here is what you related incidents have increase four and vector borne diseases. planet, do remember that there really is can learn all about climate change – fold between 1980 and 2010. Fact 28: Due to water shortages, the no 'Planet B' in this whole universe. from facts to prevention. Fact 11: Land use change and transportation of water will cause it to What is Climate change? deforestation contributes to 15% of contaminate and make it even more Due to combustion of fossil carbon emission every year. fuels, the concentration of carbon Fact 12: The climate change scenario dioxide and other greenhouse gases in was much stable before the industrial the atmosphere has been increasing revolution and has been rapidly alarmingly. All these gases have been changing since then. Today the reality present in the atmosphere to keep this is that climate change is going to get planet warm for the existence of worse than yesterday.